Two ex-Chinese soccer chiefs jailed for over 10 years for corruption

Beijing, June 14 (ANI): Two former Chinese football league chiefs have been jailed for 10-and-a-half years each for corruption, making them the most senior football officials ever sentenced.

Nan Yong and his predecessor Xie Yalong were both accused of accepting bribes.ccording to the BBC, Nan was also fined 200,000 Yuan (31,400 dollars) while Xie is set to have personal assets and illegal takings confiscated.

Xie, who was sentenced in Dandong, denied the charges against him and added that he only confessed to the allegations under torture, while Nan, charged with 17 counts of taking bribes, was sentenced by a court in Tieling in north-eastern China.

More than 900,000 Yuan in personal assets and illegal takings of Xie are also set to be confiscated.

China has increased efforts to clean up the game, hit by a series of scandals. (ANI)